Introduction of SARS in France, March-April, 2003 - SARS Epidemiology

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Feb, 2004 by Jean-Claude Desenclos, Sylvie van der Werf, Isabelle Bonmarin, Daniel Levy-Bruhl, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Bruno Hoen, Julien Emmanuelli, Olivier Lesens, Michel Dupon, Francois Natali, Christian Michelet, Jacques Reynes, Benoit Guery, Christine Larsen, Caroline Semaille, Yves Mouton, Daniel Christmann, Michel Andre, Nicolas Escriou, Anna Burguiere, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Bruno Coignard, Agnes Lepoutre, Christine Meffre, Dounia Bitar, Benedicte Decludt, Isabelle Capek, Denise Antona, Didier Che, Magid Herida, Andrea Infuso, Christine Saura, Gilles Brucker, Bruno Hubert, Dominique LeGoff, Suzanne Scheidegger

Acknowledgments

We thank the following for their contributions: B. Basselier, F. Lottin, M. Allemand, C. Aranda, C. Saura, P. Barboza, C. Paquet, I. Trema, C. Leroy, L. Josserand, M. Lefort, and B. Lina; A. Mosnier-Mantel, J.M. Cohen, the physicians who participated in the "Groupes Regionaux d'Observation de la Grippe" network; the physicians of the Air France medical service; the clinicians from all infectious disease wards who took care and notified suspect cases of SARS to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire; and H.W. Doerr for providing the SARS coronavirus.

All institutions contributed to this study as part of their missions. The Institut de Veille Sanitaire is funded by the Ministere de la Sante de la Famille et des Personnes handicapees. The Centre National de Reference des virus influenzae (region nord) is funded by the Ministere de la Sante de la Famille et des Personnes handicapees and the Institut Pasteur. The DDASS du Finistere and du Doubs are funded by the Ministere de la Sante de la Famille et des Personnes handicapees. The Cellule interregionale d'epidemiologie Ouest is funded by the Ministere de la Sante de la Famille et des Personnes handicapees and the Institut de Veille Sanitaire.

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